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Official US State Department data

F-2 visa statistics for Afghanistan

How many F-2 visas nationals of Afghanistan are issued, and what each US consulate in Afghanistan issues, month by month.

Data through May 2025

F-2 visas issued to nationals of Afghanistan

Every F-2 visa issued to a national of Afghanistan, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Afghanistan, last 12 months

Jun 2024 – May 2025

2323

Down 23%vs 30 in the 12 months before

Down 23% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
2
Busiest month
6
Sep 2024
Latest month
2
May 2025Up 100%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 30

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 23

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The long view

State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.

Point at a year for its exact count.

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9
14
Pre-COVID peak22
22
22
21
21
22
18
14
16
Highest77
34
32
10
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2010: 0 visas; FY2011: 9 visas; FY2012: 14 visas; FY2013: 22 visas; FY2014: 22 visas; FY2015: 22 visas; FY2016: 21 visas; FY2017: 21 visas; FY2018: 22 visas; FY2019: 18 visas; FY2020: 14 visas; FY2021: 16 visas; FY2022: 77 visas; FY2023: 34 visas; FY2024: 32 visas; FY2025: 10 visas so far.

FY2024 had 32 visas (−5.9% on FY2023). That's 45% above the pre-pandemic peak (FY2013). FY2025 so far (Oct–May) is running 47% behind the same months of FY2024.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Afghanistan
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
May 202521Up 100%
April 202500
March 202501Down 100%
February 202510
January 202505Down 100%
December 202461Up 500%
November 202413Down 67%
October 202408Down 100%
September 202463Up 100%
August 202423Down 33%
July 202434Down 25%
June 202421Up 100%
May 202415Down 80%
April 202402Down 100%
March 202414Down 75%
February 202400
January 202454Up 25%
December 202315Down 80%
November 202333About flat, 0%
October 20238–
September 20233–
August 20233–
July 20234–
June 20231–

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued by nationality, and its annual Report of the Visa Office for earlier years. Nationals of Afghanistan who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Afghanistan.

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